Neighborhood · Ranked #9,878 of 84,120 nationally

Happy Homes Eviction Risk: Elevated , Detroit

Tract 26163537800 · Wayne County, MI · pop 1,308 · neighborhood within 0.8 mi

The Happy Homes area of Detroit anchors census tract 26163537800, which lands at 7.1/10 on landlord eviction risk. That is riskier than roughly 96% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

About 47% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 44% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,070 a month against an average household income of $21,627 a year, roughly 59% of income at the averages. Renters make up 46% of occupied homes.

Risk score

6.2

Elevated

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 22% Stable renters 25% Owners 53%

Tract context

Occupied units564

Renter share46.5%

SVI overall0.72

Poverty rate48.0%

Median income$21,627

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Detroit and the region

Centroid at 42.3919, -83.1877 · click any tract to drill in

Why Happy Homes scores 6.2

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Detroit

7.5

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

6.9

State political climate

Michigan legislature & governorship

3.3

Economic stress

48.0% poverty · this tract

10.0

Supply constraint

$1,070 rent vs county FMR

2.8

Rent control risk

Inherited from Detroit

2.0

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

6.0

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Detroit

6.5

Housing court bias

Inherited from Detroit

6.0

How Happy Homes compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 72

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

82%Socioeconomic
83%Household composition
98%Racial/ethnic minority
19%Housing & transportation

Historical context · 1930s redlining

HOLC grade: C: Definitely Declining

This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade C meant mixed-race / working-class neighborhoods rated as risky. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.

0%Grade A
0%Grade B
100%Grade C
0%Grade D · redlined

Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), 1935-1940 HOLC residential security maps, aggregated to 2020 census tracts by area share. CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Happy Homes. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

CDC PLACES 2023 · health & economic stress

Eviction-adjacent indicators

Crude prevalence of conditions linked to housing loss. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh), 2023 model-based small-area estimates.

46.2%Housing insecurity
43.2%Utility-shutoff threat
63.2%Food insecurity
72.9%SNAP enrollment
34.1%Transit barriers
14.5%No health insurance
27.3%Frequent mental distress
52.5%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Happy Homes

The heaviest input here is economic stress at $1/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Detroit eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Wayne County average of 6.4 and above the Michigan statewide average of 5.7. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

HOLC surveyors mapped this tract in the 1930s with a dominant grade of C ("Declining"), above the redlined D tier. The grading still shaped decades of lending and development in the surrounding area.

In CDC survey modeling, about 46.2% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 43.2% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

For a landlord, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.

Frequently asked

About tract 26163537800

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26163537800?

Census tract 26163537800 in the Happy Homes neighborhood scores 6.2/10 (Elevated tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 26163537800?

Median gross rent is $1,070/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 47% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 26163537800?

48.0% of residents in tract 26163537800 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,308.

How socially vulnerable is tract 26163537800?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 72th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 82th, household 83th, minority 98th, housing 19th.

Is tract 26163537800 considered part of Happy Homes?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 26163537800 fall within Happy Homes (neighborhood centroid within 0.8 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 26163537800 struggle to pay rent?

About 46.2% of adults in this tract reported housing insecurity (could not pay rent or mortgage in the past 12 months), per the CDC PLACES 2023 model-based small-area estimate. 43.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 26163537800 compare to Detroit overall?

Tract 26163537800 scores 6.2/10, higher than the parent city of Detroit at 4.4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Detroit eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Was tract 26163537800 historically redlined?

Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of C. 0% of the tract's area was rated D ("Hazardous"), the redlined tier. HOLC redlining systematically denied mortgage credit to Black, immigrant, and working-class neighborhoods and remains a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings, rent burden, and homeownership gaps. Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), Robert K. Nelson et al.

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